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Sharapova, the 2006 champion, had never lost a night session match in New York prior to her first Grand Slam meeting with Suarez Navarro, but the five-times Grand Slam champion paid the price for 38 unforced errors and won less than half of her first serve points while committing eight double faults. Sharapova succumbed in one hour and 31 minutes. * Andy Murray will miss Britain's Davis Cup playoff tie against Uzbekistan in Glasgow to focus on his rehabilitation following hip surgery. The former world number one returned to best-of-five-set tennis for the first time in 14 months at the U.S. Open last week but, after hobbling to defeat in the second round, he decided to skip the Sept. 14-16 World Group playoff tie. * Juan Carlos Osorio, who guided Mexico to the last 16 of this year's World Cup in Russia, has been appointed as coach of Paraguay, the South American country's football association said on Monday. The 57-year-old has coached club sides in his native Colombia, Mexico, Brazil … [Read more...] about Sharapova beaten by birthday girl Suarez Navarro in New York

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale wrote on Twitter that "there appears to be NO National Security connection to the horrible event" in Canada’s biggest city. Police identified the driver as Alex Minassian, 25, from the city’s north. Officers were called to the scene -- on Yonge Street at the corner with Finch Avenue -- at 1:27 pm (1727 GMT), police said, without specifying whether or not the incident was deliberate. A white rental van with a dented front bumper was stopped on the sidewalk of a major intersection, surrounded by police vehicles. "Our hearts go to anyone affected," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons. "We are going to have more to learn and more to say in the coming hours," he said. ’Really fast’ The incident occurred as Toronto was hosting a meeting of public security ministers from the G7 leading industrialised nations, and on the heels of a weekend gathering in the city for the foreign ministers from the same seven … [Read more...] about Van runs over Toronto pedestrians, up to 10 dead: police

Francesco Tristano returns to capital By Thoa Nguyen in Hanoi Classical and modern jazz pianist, Francesco Tristano from Luxembourg, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on Monday. The pianist will play works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Domenico Scarlatti, Igor Stravinsky as well as his own contemporary pieces after a hugely popular performance last year. Francesco Tristano played his first concert, presenting his own compositions aged just 13. He later toured both as a soloist and with renowned orchestras, such as the Russian National Orchestra, the French National Orchestra of Lille and the Philharmonie Luxembourg. Tristano founded the chamber ensemble, The New Bach Players, with whom he has also performed as a conductor. Tristano is one of the last students at New York’s Juilliard School to complete Bach legend Rosalyn Tureck’s master class. He also studied at the music academies in Brussels, Riga, Paris and Luxembourg as well as the ESMUC in Barcelona. In … [Read more...] about Francesco Tristano returns to capital

VietNamNet Bridge – Manchester United ambassadors Dwight Yorke and Bryan Robson will come to Ha Noi on May 15 to take part in an on-stage Q&A with fans.
The event, hosted as part of the ILOVEUNITED party and organised by the Red Devils, is aimed at helping fans around the world celebrate their unique passion for United. It will take place in Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium.
Vietnamese fans will be treated to a live screening of United’s final league match of the season, playing at home against AFC Bournemouth on May 15.
Yorke and Robson will also share personal anecdotes from their time at the club and give pre- and post-match analyses of the game. This unique event will also include entertainment, giveaways and competitions. Ha Noi is the destination for the final ILOVEUNITED event of the 2015/16 season. So far, ILOVEUNITED has touched down at Bangalore, Mumbai, Bahrain and Rio de Janeiro. Two simultaneous events in Seoul and New York will take place on May 7, a first … [Read more...] about Man United legends to visit Ha Noi

Composer/pianist Francesco Tristano will perform a free concert at the Hanoi Opera House on Thursday to mark the National Day of Luxembourg, reports the Vietnam News Agency.
The program is co-organized by the Vietnam Performing Arts Center and the Embassy of Luxembourg in Hanoi.
Pianist Francesco Tristano is heading for Hanoi -Photo: Courtesy of the pianist's website … [Read more...] about Tristano’s free Hanoi show to mark Luxembourg’s National Day